Increasing Family Planning Access in Kenya Through Engagement of Faith-Based Health Facilities, Religious Leaders, and Community Health Volunteers
The Christian Health Association of Kenya (CHAK) partnered with health facilities managed by faith-based organizations (FBOs), religious leaders, and community health volunteers to increase access to family planning in western Kenya. FBO-managed health facilities saw large increases in family planning uptake over the 5-year project, particularly for implants.
Christian Journal for Global Health Special Issue on Family Planning
Through support from the USAID-funded Advancing Partners and Communities, CCIH worked with the Christian Journal for Global Health (CJGH) to produce a special issue on family planning from a faith perspective. The issue included articles by CCIH members and others focused on both operational and ethical approaches to...
Intersections between polyvictimisation and mental health among adolescents in five urban disadvantaged settings: the role of gender
Intersections between polyvictimisation and mental health among adolescents in five urban disadvantaged settings: the role of gender | 2017 | BMC Public Health | Polyvictimisation (PV) – exposure to violence across multiple contexts – causes considerable morbidity and mortality among adolescents. Despite high levels of violence in urban...
Advocacy for International Family Planning: What Terminology Works?
Discussing what terminology works in the Christian context about family planning in the publication World Health & Population